Me: Hey guys it's been a while. I haven't had any time. Anyway here's the next chapter.

General thoughts

Sasuke thoughts

Lylas thoughts

When I woke, my head felt like Lee had gotten drunk inside it and decided to beat my brain around a bit. Dimly I was aware that the ground that I lay was cold and my towel was precariously close to revealing me to the world. My right hand was tangled in something soft and the air around me was surprisingly quiet.

"What do we do with the extra one?" A gruff voice asked. I had to force myself not to react; I knew they'd stop talking if they knew I was awake. "I don't know. Maybe we should kill her. We already drained her chakra, so it wouldn't be hard." Another one said. I about scoffed they obviously were unaware that they had kidnapped the Mizukage, who by the way had been a general before then. I was trained to work without my chakra, though the chakra drain would explain the raging headache.

"How about we have fun with her before we kill her?"

The suggestion itself made my blood run cold.

There was a rustling. "As much as that appeals to me, I don't want to be on the bosses receiving end, if this woman turns out to be someone he wants." I relaxed slowly. So I was safe for now. The softness in my right hand moved and a whimper sounded next to me. Shit, I had forgotten the real reason I allowed myself to get kidnapped. I pulled a couple warnings on her hair, hoping she'd get the message.

There was a rustling, indicating that one of the men stood up. Akira thankfully just groaned and rolled into before settling again. Her warmth seeped through my cold skin and I couldn't help but feel a bit relieved that she was seemingly OK. So now on to the next problem…..

How the hell do I get us both out of here alive?

Sure I was trained to fight without my chakra, but Akira wasn't and I was too weak at the moment to pick a fight and protect her. Not when I didn't know what I was up against in the first place. Obviously they wanted Akira for a reason, but for what I wasn't quiet sure. I mean I didn't know that much about her, even though she lived next to Kakashi. She and her boyfriend generally kept a low profile. Both students, but Akira was learning to use her Chakra to do Chi healing. Pretty amazing trick actually, I'll have to remember to ask her to teach me.

Searing pain exploded inside my head. Pain that caused me to lose consciousness.

I had only experienced this kind of pain once before. Since I was little, I knew that I had the ability to get inside everyone's heads. Like hearing their thoughts and seeing their secrets but that proved to be more harmful to me that anyone else. Especially when I say everyone, I mean everyone. I couldn't stop it, it was always so many voices inside my head, saying things that made me want to vomit and I could feel the emotions to. Raging anger, unbridled jealousy, painful lives all of it and it all only got louder when someone touched me.

It wasn't until I met the previous Mizukage that I learned to seal it all away. There were a few drawbacks to it though. My skin would never warm up, I would always be cold. Kakashi always complained that I was always cold, no matter how many blankets he stacked on me. I lost my ability to carry children, well that wasn't quiet true, I could have them, but it was unlikely I would be able to carry to term without a lot of help. The biggest problem that came of it was that it shortened my life considerably. The Mizukage gave me to about when I turned 20. I turned 19 a couple weeks ago.

Anyway my half-sister Lylas (who has the same thing, only hers is controlled by her husband, Sasuke) somehow found out about it and tried to break the seal forcibly. She was unsuccessful.

And now that pain was once again abusing my already battered head. Sitting up suddenly, I had enough sense to grab my towel before emptying my stomach on the ground. The two men by the fire jumped to attention, they were both big and ugly and smelled like blood. "Shit." One of them mumbled. 'My sentiments exactly.' I thought as I tried in vain to regain my breath. A small hand pressed gently into my back and pulled stray strands from my ponytail behind my ears.

"Shhh." A voice said. Dimly I realized it was Akira. The pain began to abate slightly and my muscles began to relax. Whoever was trying to break the seal obviously knew that if they pushed to hard, they'd probably kill me. A rough hand forced my head back. "What should we do now? Knock 'em out again?" The one holding me asked. The other man shook his head. "Nah, we're not that far away, besides that ones to sick and the other one we can easily overpower so they won't be able to do a damn thing about it."

And I hated to admit it, but he was right.

They made us walk, which I was grateful for, because I was adamant on allowing them to touch me as little as possible. Akira was terrified and grieving, though I didn't know what for. So the next time she stumbled I grabbed her hand and intertwined our fingers giving as much comfort as I could. She seemed grateful for it and didn't let go.

I felt pretty ridiculous walking through the forest dressed only in a towel and holding the hand of a grieving woman. But even though I felt that way, even I had to admit it was kind of funny. The man behind me shoved a hand into my back, forcing me forward. Akira stumbled behind me and I held her up.

We were at a cave entrance that I was willing to bet didn't have any escape routes. "Who's there?" A voice asked from the depths. "Kail and Angus." The guy behind me replied. A young man appeared from the darkness with blindfolds, this was where I was picked up and ripped from Akira's grip.

Needless to say we were taken deeper into the cave, where a cell awaited our presence. Shackled to the wall I was left by myself as they took Akira away. I didn't like that. I didn't want her by herself so defenseless. Chains creaked as I tried in vain to reach for the door. Frustrated I searched the cell for any escape holes. Unsurprisingly I found none.

Kakashi punched a hole in the wall. He was pissed. Lylas sighed. This was going to be harder than she thought. "Kakashi calm down." Naruto said emerging from the piles of files left unattended on the Mizukage's desk. The silver haired ninja just glared before pacing. Sasuke tall, dark and handsome was leaning against the double doors of the office. He appeared calm, but with knowing him like Lylas did she knew he was worried to death about his very distantly related cousin.

Lylas and Jacq always acted like they were sisters, but they were actually just really good friends, but that was not really the point at the moment. "Have you broken the seal yet?" Naruto asked. Lylas shook her head. "No. The seal on Jacq's mind is strong it'll take a while to chip at it. And even then it's not guaranteed I'll be able to do it." "What do you mean?" Kakashi asked stopping his pacing for a moment to look at her. Sighing, she leaned her head back against the wall. "The seal was made to ensure that no one could surpass it. Hell I think that even Jacq herself wouldn't be able to break it without killing her self." 'Even though she's just as dead with it on.' She thought bitterly.

Sasuke glanced sharply at her and she winced. Oops she'd forgotten to mention that to him. Damn it, why did he have to be able to read her thoughts?

Care to explain?

The thought caused Lylas to sigh and shot a glare at her husband, who in return just glared back. Sighing she gave in.

Jacq has the same thing I do.

What eternal bitchiness?

Lylas glared at him.

No this… the ability to get in peoples head.

He looked startled and stood a little straighter.

Wait you're saying she can read my thoughts?

No.

But if she…

She had them sealed away.

But I thought the seal was pushing back the seven….

No. I lied about that.

Why?

Lylas sighed and looked him in the eye.

The seal allowed her insanity to stay intact, but with consequences. The seal went deeper than they thought it would and shortened her life.

Carl's went wide and missed Naruto's complaint of. "Guys it's creepy when you make faces randomly at each other and you're not talking out loud."

How shortened?

Sasuke….

How shortened?

They gave her until she was 20.

"20?" He shouted. Lylas flinched; he had forgotten to speak in private. "She just turned 19! Are you saying she'll be dead by next year?" He was standing ram-rod straight and tense. The room was quiet and stunned. One because Sasuke never shouted, especially at Lylas. And two they were trying to make sense of the random outburst.

Yes.

Sasuke slumped back against the door, wide-eyed and tired. "Oh God." "Wait." Kakashi said. "There's only one person that I know of that just turned 19." Lylas looked up at him, unsure of how to tell him. Fortunately she was saved by saying anything because Sasuke did.

Surprisingly out of everyone in the room, Kakashi took it the hardest. He went blank and sat down in a creaky plastic chair. Naruto sighed. "Kakashi I know it's hard to lose students, but I hate to break it to you but she won't be the last one." "She wasn't just a former student." Kakashi whispered. Something in Lylas tightened and she feared that for the first time she may have missed something important.

"Excuse me?" Sasuke asked. Kakashi glared at him. "You're cousin and I were-are- in a relationship." "What kind of relationship?" He sounded accusing and ready to beat the shit out of his former teacher. Said teacher glared and stood. "It wasn't a sexual one if that's what you're asking. We were planning on…" "On what?" Sasuke was also glaring. "Getting married! Damnit! We wanted to get married and try for kids!"

He sounded broken and something in Lylas broke. How could she have missed this? Out of everything that she could see, how could she have missed the most important thing? Jacq knew from the beginning that she was going to die, how could she drag Kakashi into something like that? The question stopped her short. 'She did it because she wanted to leave with happy memories.'

Despite herself Lylas laughed. The occupants in the room all turned to look at her stunned. She just continued to laugh. "Jacq." She said calming down a bit. "I'll be damned before I let you die on us." She looked at everyone else. "This is Jacq we're talking about. She won't leave without a fight. She'll give us the time we need." "Need to what?" The question was asked by Naruto. She smiled. "So we can save her sorry ass and figure out a way to lift the seal and keep her sanity intact." "But that could take years." "Well then damnit she'll fight for years."

Kakashi laughed. "Your right." Lylas laughed. "I usually am."

Wait for us Jacq we're coming for you.

Ok admittedly not a good chapter but I promise the next one will be better! Until then…. Bye!